On The Rise

Too bad Newt Gingrich isn't at least six feet tall. He would be the next Republican nominee hands down. Have you noticed all the front runners look down on the rest of the field? No matter what Howard Huntsman and Ron Paul say it doesn't pass the test. Since Rick Perry hasn't lived up to earlier expectations. The crowd is just waiting to see what Mitt Romney and Herman Cain have to say.

There might be help for Newt Gingrich yet. Herman Cain is clearing the way dealing with his harassment troubles. They can't give Herman Cain a pass without letting Newt  through also. Even though his record with women voters is in the dumps. If he was tall the ladies would warm up to him eventually. Now they just look at him with disgust and think about his sick ex-wife. And the men are afraid to support him because of their women. They aren't ready for the cold shoulders yet. He comes across as being arrogant and cocky. At the debates he is clearly the smartest man/woman on the stage.
They're playing checkers, he's playing chess.

As for the other candidates. All Michelle Bachman does is oppose President Obama. But that won't win an election. She has to have a plan. Poor Rick Santorum is a non-factor. He is like watching paint dry. He is senator of such a boring state their interests don't resonate with the the rest of the country. He couldn't  even hit a home run against the 999 plan. When it clearly wouldn't work in his state. Newt is like the tortoise racing the hare. The race doesn't go to the swift, but the persistent.